Cuffer and stretcher device



O. L. N EWTO N CUFFE R AND STRETCHER DEVICE March' 31, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 16, 957

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ORA L. NEWTON %.Y E N R 0 Fl T 4 Y B 6 E R U m a United States Patent H This invention relates-t a cutter and, stretcher device,

adapted for the preparation of steam pressing; a cuff,

under tension, of a trouser-leg into a fixed peripheral size, consistentvwith the peripheral size of the trouser- 1eg,.the size of the cuff remaining after the'cuff'er and stretcher device is removed.

Heretofore new trousers were made and pressed with long trouser legs without cuffs, the cuffs were formed and pressed after a person was measured by atailor.

The trousers were often pressed again after cuffs were, formed thereon to press the cufis. The cuffs and" trousers were merely manually positioned on a table or presser buck when newly fabricated or, after the cl'eaning process thereof. Often a cuff was unintentionally made a different peripheral size fromthe peripheral" size of the leg, the cuff being either too small or too,

large in peripheral measurement thereof for the periph- Patented Mar. 31, 1959.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal" edge View of a modifiedform of cuffer. and stretcher device-with; the substitution eral size of the leg, thus making anoffset between the trouser-leg and, the cuff which is often objectionable.

The off-set between the cuff. and trouser-leg is often;

caused by thickness. of materials, defective tailoring, or, by shrinkage due to a cleaning process.

An object of myv invention isto provide a, cuifer and stretcher device for stretching and holding a cuff of, a

trouser-leg under tension to a desired peripheral size,

consistent with the peripheral size of the trouser-leg, for pressing the cuff to fix the peripheral'size consistent with the size of the trouser-leg.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a pair of thin flat metal strips normally spaced parallel, with opposed thin edges, means constructed and arranged to reduce the space between the opposed thin edges, the thin flat metal strips adapted for the insertion thereof; into a trouser-leg and cuff, means to increase the spacing between the pair of thin flat metal strips, adapted to stretch the, cuff to a peripheral size consistent with the peripheral size of the trouser-leg, whereby the trouser-leg cuff may be pressed while stretched on the pair of thin fiat metal strips to fix the stretched cuff to size.

Another object of the present invention is to provide the, thin fiat metal strips as arranged in the preceding paragraph except with extended like portions to the thin flat metal strips in a reverse direction with respect to; the cuffer and stretcher device. When the trouser-leg is in an opposite position relative to the cuffer and stretcher the, thin flat metal strips of the U-shape are adapted,

to be inserted, into a trouser-leg, and only the, cuff may be pressed in a pressing machine thus eliminatepressing 'the trousers again after the cuff is formed.

With these objects in view the invention will be more fully understood from the. accompanying drawings, this specification, and the scope of the claims appended.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a normal. plan view. of the cuifer and stretcher: device with the thin. fiat. metal stripsinserted in; and. illustrated. stretching, atrouser-leg portion with a cuff.

Figure 2 is an end view of Figure 1.

of a, toggle and hand lever, for changing the spacing ofi thethin flat metal strips instead of a-spring;

Figure 4 is a normal planview of Figure 3.

' Figure 5 is a longitudinal'view in elevation ofasecond} modification of my cuffer and stretcher device.

Figure 6 is-an end view in-elevation of Figure 5, illus trating a base provided for supporting theframe of the;

stretchingelements, and the-frame is illustrated linked-4Q,"

the base support, to manually change the position; and; angle of the thin fiat metal strips, relative to the press; portions illustrated with dash lines The thin fi'atmetal? strips are illustrated with the'reverse portions adapted'ito be inserted in a trouser-leg with a cuff and permit the main portion of the trousers to extend free from the strip with an extended reverse portion or U-shape. The

companion or opposed thin flat metal strip is made opposite hand to the one illustrated in. Figure 8;

My simplest form of cuffer and stretcher device isillustrated in Figures 1 and 2. The frame 1}) is preferably of a U-shape'and' comprises the transverse frame members ll and i2 spaced parallel with the elongated? portion 13. Guide rods 14' are spaced parallel from the; elongated portion 13 and have their: end portions 15f secured in the transverse members 11 and 12. i

A slide member 16 is provided with spaced holes 17; therethrough adapted to slide on guide rods 14, and is;' located parallel with the transverse frame members; 11 and 1-2.

The slide member 16 has a lug 18 extendedfrom' the slide member 16 and is adapted to hold one end portion: 19 of one thin fiat metal strip 20 bymeans of screws 21. A finger control portion'22 is extended from the-luglfl toward and adapted to move beyond the free end of the transverse frame member 11, and is adapted to be-- manually pushed to move the slide member 16 on, guide members i i against the resistance of compression spring 23.

The compression spring 23' is located on one of the guide rods 14 between the slide member 16 and a nut-24; The nut 24 is threaded on the rod 14 for adjustment of the compression spring 23.

A stationary thin flat metal strip 25 has one end" portion 26 thereof secured to a lug 27 by means of screws 28. The lug 27 is extended from one end of" the transverse frame member 12.

The thin flat metal strips 20 and 25 have the same: length and are spaced parallel with opposed thin edges; relative to the width thereof. The lengths of both thin; flat metal strips 20 and 25 are sufficientto be extendedj into a trouser-leg 29 and extend beyond the cuff30 on; the trouser-leg 29. The compression spring 23 stretches; the material of the cuff 20 and trouser-leg 29 and the' stretch thereof is manually controlled by a slight pressure: on the free end of the finger control portion 26Q A secondcompression leaf type spring 31 is illustrated with one end thereof connected to slide member 16 'by a.- screw or pin 32 and the opposite end thereof connected? to transverse frame member 12 by screw'or pin 33. Both; springs 23 and 31 may be used to worktogether or either spring may be omitted when desired in favor of the other spring. I I

Figures3 and 4 are given thesarnelike numerals ofj likeparts as applied to Figures 1 and 2-for-quick identifi' cation of the cutfer and stretcher parts, the main difference being a toggle member 34 and lever 35 to replace the springs 23 and 31 of Figures 1 and 2 fora means of movement of the slide member 16 on guide rods 14. The toggle member 34 is hinged to slide member 16 and transverse members 12 at 36 and 37 respectively.

,Figures and 6 illustrate a similar type cutter and stretcher loosely hinged to the upright members 38 spaced parallel for attachment of the transverse frame members 39 and 40. The upright members 38 have the lower endsthereof secured to a base plate 41. The hinges preferably consist of a bar 42 having one end portion of each pivoted on a respective screw 43 located on a respective upright member 38. The opposite end portion of the bar 42.is pivoted on a respective screw 44 located in the respective transverse frame member 39 or 40. The transverse members 39 and 40 of Figures 5 and 6 are similar to and perform the same functions as transverse members 11 and 12 of Figure 1. Likewise guide rods 45 are similar to guide rods 14. Slide member 46 is similar to slide member 16, compression spring 47 is similar to compression spring 23, nut 48 is similar to nut 24 and frame member 39 is similar to frame member 13.

f In Figures 5 and 6 the thin metal fiat strips 50 and 51 have one end portion of each secured fiatwise to the slide member and transverse member respectively by screws 52. The main portions of the thin metal flat strips 50 and 51 are preferably bent to a normal horizontal position as indicated by dash lines in Figure 6. The thin fiat metal strips 50 and 51 have the same function to enter a trouser-leg and cuff as the thin fiat metal strips 20 and 25,

T he thin-fiat metal strips 50 and 51 have thin flat metal strips 54 and 55 extended in a reverse positon therefrom to form an U shape with sufficient space between each thin fiat metal strip and the extension thereof to allow the trouser-leg material to pass therebetween. This arrangement permits a trouser-leg to be mounted on the thin fiat metal strips from either side of the cuffer and stretcher device.

The reverse portions 54 and 55 of the thin flat metal stripspermits a small portion of a trouser-leg and cuff to be entered in the pressing machine 56 as illustrated in dash lines, the main portion of the trousers being free of the press for pressing the cuff only.

1 W-hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A cutter and stretcher device comprising: a rigid bar bent to a U shape having an elongated base portion with transverse end portions spaced parallel, a pair of guide rods having equivalent lengths of the base portion of said rigid bar, said pair of guide rods spaced parallel with the base portion of said rigid bar, said pair of guide rods having all of the ends thereof secured to said transverse end portions of said rigid bar, a slidable bar, said slidable bar located parallel with the transverse end portions of said rigid bar and having holes therethrough mounted on said pair of guide rods, a pair of thin fiat metal strips relative to a section of said rigid bar, said pair of thin fiat metal strips being spaced parallel with opposed thin edges, one of the thin flat metal strips having one end portion thereof attached to said slidable bar, the other thin fiat metal strip having one end portion thereof attached to one end portion of said rigid bar, a compression spring, said compression spring being located and confined on one of said guide rods to normally hold said slidable bar against the transverse bar portion having the free end of said rigid bar so as to give the maximum of spacing between said pair of thin flat metal strips, said slidable bar adapted to be manually moved against said compression spring to narrow the spacing between said thin flat metal strips so that the pair of thin fiat metal strips are adapted to be inserted into a cuff and leg portion of a pair of trousers, and said compression spring adapted to force said slidable bar toward the transverse portion having the free end of said rigid bar so as to H equally stretch the eufi and leg portion of the pair of trousers. U

2. A cuffer and stretcher device comprising: a U-shaped rigid bar having an elongated base portion with transverse end portions spaced parallel, a pair of guide rods having equivalent lengths of the base portion of said U-shaped rigid bar, said pair of guide rods spaced parallel with the base portion of said U-shaped rigid bar, said pair of guide rods having the ends thereof secured to both transverse end portions of said U-shaped rigid bar, a slidable bar, said slidable bar having holes therethrough mounted on said pair of guide rods; a pair of thin flat metal strips, relative to a section of said rigid bar; said pair of thin fiat metal strips being spaced parallel with opposed thin edges, one thin fiat metal strip having one end portion detachably attached to said slidable bar, the other thin fiat metal strip having one end portion detachably attached to one end portion of said U-shaped rigid bar, a spring, said spring located to normally hold said slidable bar against the transverse bar portion having the free end of the U-shaped rigid bar so as to give the maximum of spacing between said pair of thin fiat metal strips,

, said slidable bar adapted to be manually moved against said spring to narrow the spacing between said thin fiat metal strips so that the pair of thin fiat metal strips are adapted to be inserted into a cuff and leg portion of a pair of trousers, and said spring adapted to force said slidable bar toward the transverse portion having the free end of said U-shaped rigid bar so as to equally stretch the cuff and leg portion of the pair of trousers.

3. A cufier and stretcher device comprising: a U-shaped rigid bar having an elongated base portion with transverse end portions spaced parallel, a pair of guide rods having equivalent lengths of the base portion of said U-shaped rigid 'bar, said pair of guide rods spaced parallel with the base portion of said U-shaped rigid bar, said pair of guide rods'having the ends thereof secured to the transverse end portions of said U-shaped rigid bar, a

transverse bar, said transverse bar having holes therethrough slidably mounted on said pair of guide rods; a pair of thin flat metal strips, relative to a section of said U-shaped bar; said pair of thin flat metal strips being spaced parallel with opposed thin edges, one thin flat metal strip having one end portion attached to said transverse bar, the other thin flat metal strip having one end portion attached to one end portion of said U-shaped rigid bar, a compression spring, said compression spring mounted on one of said pair of spaced guide rods, said compression spring being located to normally hold said transverse bar against the transverse bar portion having. the free end of said U-shaped rigid bar so as to give the maximum of spacing between the pairof thin flat metal strips, said transverse bar adapted to be manually moved against said compression spring to narrow the spacing between said thin flat metal strips so that the pair of thin flat metal strips are adapted to be inserted into a cufl. and leg portion of a pair of trousers, and said 3 compression spring adapted to force said slidable bar References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,215,059 Ventimiglia Sept. 17, 1940 2,529,708 Schussel Nov. 14, 1950 2,737,320

Bowler Mar. 6, 1956 

